Charging system

Abstract

A vehicle fee charging system and method is disclosed for a vehicle driving from a first point A to a second point B. It ( 10 ) comprises a central management system ( 12 ) adapted to calculate the fee based on a dataset. It comprises a first unit ( 50 ) adapted to record a first information data set ( 51 ) based on the vehicle type in question. The first information data set ( 51 ) comprises information such as fuel type, category of the vehicle and the authorization of the vehicle. The system ( 10 ) further comprises at least one base station/monitoring system ( 22 ) collecting second information dataset ( 52 ) of the selected route from A to B. The dataset comprises at least the first ( 51 ) and the second ( 52 ) data information set and said datasets are recorded by the central management system ( 12 ) configured to calculate a fee for said vehicle based on said information.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A vehicle fee charging system for calculating a fee for a vehicle when driving from a first point A to a second point B the system comprises:
 a central management system adapted to calculate the fee based on a dataset: 
 a user terminal in the vehicle, the user terminal comprises an interactive interface display where a driver's personal identifier can be logged and a driving license scanned prior to the start of the journey and configured to send a driver dataset to the central management system; 
 a first unit adapted to record a first information dataset based on a vehicle type in question, said first information dataset comprises information including at least one of fuel type, category of the vehicle and an authorization of the vehicle; 
 at least one base station/monitoring system collecting a second information dataset of the selected route from A to B; 
 at least one sensor in the vehicle selected from the group consisting of an emission sensor, an odometer, a noise sensor, and a fuel level sensor in the vehicle, said at least one sensor is adapted to send sensor dataset to the central management system; 
 said dataset comprises at least the driver dataset, the sensor dataset, the first information dataset and the second information dataset and said dataset is recorded by the central management system configured to calculate the fee for said vehicle based on said dataset; 
 a secure device in the vehicle, wherein the central management system is adapted to send information of the dataset and/or of the fee to the secure device, and the secure device is adapted to store data received from the central management system; 
 wherein the base station is a traffic control and monitoring system and that the base station comprises at least one multiple intersections points on the route from A to B; and 
 wherein the user terminal is adapted to disclose information of the fee if or when travelling from A to B. 
 
     
     
       2. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the system further comprises a time registration unit for recording time data being time of day the vehicle is driving from A to B, said time dataset is sent to the central management system configured to calculate the fee also based on the time dataset. 
     
     
       3. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the system further comprises a positioning system placed in the vehicle—configured to send information dataset to the central management system informing an exact position of the vehicle as a function of time, and the information dataset is used in said central management system for calculating the fee. 
     
     
       4. A method for calculating a fee for a vehicle by a system when driving from a first point A to a second point B comprising:
 providing a central management system for calculating the fee based on a dataset; 
 logging a driver's personal identifier into a user terminal in the vehicle, the user terminal comprises an interactive interface display; 
 scanning a driving license into the user terminal; 
 sending a driver dataset from the user terminal to the central management system; 
 a first unit recording a first information data set based on the vehicle type in question, said first information dataset comprises information including at least one of fuel type, category of the vehicle and an authorization of the vehicle; and 
 sending the first information dataset to the central management system; 
 at least one base station/monitoring system collecting a second information dataset of the selected route from A to B, the second information dataset comprising registration of multiple intersections points on the route from A to B, the base station is a traffic control and monitoring system; 
 sending the second information dataset the central management system and the central management system; 
 at least one sensor in the vehicle generating a sensor dataset and sending the sensor dataset to the central management system, the sensor is selected from the group consisting of an emission sensor, an odometer, a noise sensor, and a fuel level sensor in the vehicle; 
 the central management system calculating the fee based on the dataset, the data set comprising the at least the driver dataset, the sensor dataset, the first information dataset and the second information dataset; 
 providing a secure device in the vehicle, wherein the central management system sending information of the dataset and/or of the fee to the secure device, and the secure device is adapted to store data received from the central management system; and 
 disclosing the fee on the display. 
 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 4 , further comprising recording a time on a day the vehicle is driving from A to B and sending the time dataset to the central management system and used for calculating the fee.